Pinus scopulorum

Pinus scopulorum, UL Bend NWR, Montana, USA.

Pinus scopulorum, UL Bend NWR, eastern Montana, USA.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: Pinus scopulorum

Name

Pinus scopulorum (Engelm.) Lemmon, Gard. & Forest 10: 183 (1897).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Engelm. in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 126 (1880).
• Homotypic
  • Pinus ponderosa subsp. scopulorum (Engelm.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 23 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Pinus macrophylla Torr., L.Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers: 173 (1853), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Montana, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota. Southwestern U.S.A. Nevada, Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Willyard, A., Gernandt, D.S., López-Reyes, A. & al. 2021. Mitochondrial phylogeography of the ponderosa pines: widespread gene capture, interspecific sharing, and two unique lineages. Tree Genetics & Genomes 17: 47. DOI: 10.1007/s11295-021-01529-4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pinus scopulorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pinus scopulorum. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2025. Reference page.